2 Mark these sentences as true () or false () according to the text. Correct the false sentences.

1. In France you are expected to shake hands with everyone you meet.	
2. People in Britain shake hands just as much as people in Germany.	
3. In France people prefer talking about business during meals.	
4. It is not polite to insist on paying for a meal if you are in Italy.	
5. Visitors to Germany never get taken out for meals.	
6. German business people don't like being called by their surnames.	
7. Make sure you know what the titles of the German people you meet are.	
8. Italian professionals are usually addressed by their titles.	
9. A humorous remark always goes down well all over the world.	

Just for Fun!

All kinds of social knowledge and graces are useful, but one of the best is to be able to yawn with your mouth closed.

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Two men were seated together in a crowded street car. One of them noticed that the other had his eyes closed.

“What’s the matter, Bill,” he asked, “feeling ill?”

“I’m all right,” answered Bill, “but I hate to see ladies standing.”

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Employer: “Personal appearance is a helpful factor in business success.”

Employee: “Yes, and business success is a helpful factor in personal appearance.”

Vocabulary File for Unit 1

Words and word combinations

For your notes

1. acquaint (v) to be ~ed with to get ~ed with syn. ≈ to meet sb, to get to know each other acquaintance (n) acquaintanceship (n) 2. address (v) to ~ people/ audience/ each other properly 3. agree (v) agreement (n) to be in ~ to be in relative ~ to come to an ~ to reach an ~ 4. attention (n) to pay ~ to to draw someone’s ~ to to devote ~ to to give sth/sb undivided ~ syn. to focus, to concentrate on attentive (adj) (to) syn. thoughtful attentively (adv) 5. avoid (v) to ~ sth/sb doing sth 6. call (v) to ~ sb/sth sth. to ~ sb by first name (to be called by first name) 7. concern (v) to be concerned with concern (n) to cause ~ to be a cause for ~ not my ~ As far as I’m concerned 8. gap (n) cultural ~ generation ~ 9. goodbye to say ~ to sb 10. greet (v) to ~ each other greeting (n) to exchange ~s 11. importance (n) to give ~ to important (adj) to be ~ to sb 12. inquire (v) inquiry (n) to conduct an ~ to make an ~ 13. interest (n) ~ in sth. with ~ common ~s to show/express/ share ~s in interested (adj) to be ~ in to make sb ~ to be ~ to know/ hear/ see/ learn 14. introduce (v) to ~ oneself to ~ sb to introduction (n) 15. major (adj, n, v) ~ subject (English/ History) ~ field of study (psychology/ sociology, etc.) to ~ in ( journalism/ philosophy) syn. to specialize in (law, music ) 16. notable (adj) to be ~ for syn. important, remarkable, outstanding 17. privacy (n) to respect sb’s ~ in the ~ of your own room/home private (adj) ~ life 18. raise (v) to ~ a question to ~ objections to ~ sb’s spirits 19. shake (v) to ~ hands with handshaking (n) 20. start (v) to ~ a conversation/ a new friendship syn. to begin For your personal vocabulary ______________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ______________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ______________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

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